Introduction

I was prompted to start this blog to chronicle what I have recently seen: that racism is alive and well in the U.S., in spite of everyone's politically correct and oh-so-polite statements to the contrary. I'm not targeting any one group as perpetrators of racism-- it comes from the mouths and actions of people of all skin colors, ethnicities, religions, and education levels.

It is shocking to me because human society has made so many advances in many other arenas: medicine, transportation, agriculture, etc. Yet people persist in manifesting their fears and misunderstandings in derogatory language and prejudicial behavior.

It is horrifying and it has to stop.

"The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes enemies of people who should be friends."--Shirley McLaine